Lagunitas Brown Shugga

Formerly brewed at Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Petaluma, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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Maybe it’s because I drank this on christmas eve or it’s because it’s the best barley wine i have ever had. Either way it tasted great and had a high alcohol content. This beer is a future purchase for sure!

WOW THIS BEER WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!! It was like desert in a glass. Nice full flavor of an ale with the sweetness of brown shugga. My new beer for my sweet tooth days!

red copper hue , nose of light hops , sweet and clean, taste is chewy with a sweet/ sour and metallic thing going on, sweet shugga finish, on of my personal favorites

Just what I’ve been searching for! They ought to call this, "What Can Brown Do For You." High octane beer with noticeable alcohol, sweet but not syrupy, spicy, fruity, bitter but not chalky, powdery head, atop deep red ruby translucence. Like velvet in the mouth.

Don’t be fooled by 9.8% abv, this is a serious beer. It’s hoppy, sweet, and has plenty of malt. This beer has a huge flavor so save it for last because of the overwhelming hops.

Bottle 355ml. Masterpiece. Aromas of lychees, cherries, caramel, butterscoth, slightly roasted, with a hint of alcohol. Taste is sweet, with light bitterness and long length. Palate is syrupy, and fully bodied. Red, with a thin head.

Fruity, bold and full flavored with a strong finish...very well rounded beer.

Good god, this is impressive! Some sweetness on the nose. Very nice head with tiny bubbles like a pancake that needs to be flipped. Beautiful chestnut in color. Flavor is incredible very hoppy with brown sugar to boot. Thick mouthfeel and delicious. Now THIS is a beer! Thanks to the Derek (The Fat Man) for the sample.

i drove up to the brewery today and took their tour - awesome people and good place - after tasting some of their beers i inquired about the brown shugga and they said they had a partial case a guy sent back and gave me a couple 22's on the way out... i dont know if anyone from the brewery checks this but thanks alot! sweet sugary, piney, caramel aroma, nice fat head that turns into a ring and a frost like layer of head, nice ruby garnett color, moderately warm at tasting time, its sweet initially and then it gets bitter as it hits the back of the tongue and then sweetens up a bit to level it all out, a bit of a bitter aftertaste, and earthy note right before the after taste if that makes any sense...

UPDATED: MAY 18, 2005 Man, this is delicious. Sweet, hoppy flavor with a smooth, slightly tart finish. Aftertaste is hops, caramel, candy, and pine. Loved this one, one of my all time favorites!